Road to Revolution
An act that taxed all paper items... such as newspapers
Stamp Act
This group of people was pro-Constitution and wanted a larger national government. It included the likes of Alexander Hamilton, who famously wrote numerous essays arguing for the group's views.
Federalists
This man served as the first President of the US.
George Washington
This 'rebellion' in Massachusetts was led by a group of angry farmers and is considered one of the events that led to the writing of the Constitution.
Shays' Rebellion
Anti-Federalists pushed for amendments being added to the US Constitution. The first 10 amendments are know as ______
The Bill of Rights
After the Tea Act was passed, colonists famously dressed as Native Americans and dumped tea into the harbor in protest during this event
Boston Tea Party
A right that cannot be taken away
unalienable rights
List the three branches of the US government
Legislative, Judicial, Executive
George Washington worried about geographic sectionalism. Specifically, what geographic division did he notice?
North vs. South
This plan for representation was favored by smaller states. It called for equal representation in the national government, regardless of population.
The New Jersey Plan
An event that was the result of a snowball being thrown. This event ended in deaths.
Boston Massacre
This document was drafted at the Second Continental Congress, which formally declared the US an independent nation.
The Declaration of Independence
Congress creates bills. Who signs it into law or vetos it?
The president
George Washington set a precedent that a president could only serve for how long?
Two 4-year terms (8 years total)
This plan favored larger, more populous states. It called for representation to be based on a state's population.
The Virginia Plan
Who created the woodblock engraving that exaggerated the events at the Boston Massacre?
Paul Revere
This Enlightenment thinker's ideas greatly influenced the Declaration of Independence and the US governmental structures.
John Locke
Which branch of government does the Supreme Court fall into?
Judicial Branch
Not early America - This imaginary line drawn down the Appalachian Mountains made it so colonists could not move west.
The Proclamation Line of 1763
This compromise was about how enslaved persons would be counted toward a state's population.
3/5s Compromise
Author of the pamphlet "Common Sense"
Thomas Paine
This was the original governing document of the US. However, it was weak and replaced by the US Constitution.
Articles of Confederation
Which branch is responsible for making laws?
Legislative Branch
An area with farms, small houses, lots of plants and animals, and few people would be described as urban suburban or rural?
rural
Congress is made up of two houses. What are they?
The Senate and the House of Representatives